Import/export HS code 39029090: Various unspecified plastic materials

Includes all other plastic materials made from propylene or olefins, not specifically categorized

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
France 29,721,048
Belgium 15,904,934
Germany 12,260,734
Netherlands 5,714,197
United States 1,677,666

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
France 14,499,353 15,221,695 +722,342
Belgium 7,920,542 7,984,392 +63,850
Germany 5,337,754 6,922,980 +1,585,226
Netherlands 3,380,190 2,334,007 -1,046,183
United States 579,681 1,097,985 +518,304
Turkey 321,588 571,745 +250,157
Japan 237,168 439,797 +202,629
Italy 351,381 128,885 -222,496
Sweden 198,743 252,717 +53,974
China 353,040 24,733 -328,307

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
France 31,254,842
Belgium 15,055,554
Germany 11,050,417
United States 5,361,629
Japan 1,891,946

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
France 14,738,293 16,516,549 +1,778,256
Belgium 7,888,544 7,167,010 -721,534
Germany 4,856,939 6,193,478 +1,336,539
United States 2,870,957 2,490,672 -380,285
Japan 1,159,541 732,405 -427,136
China 493,676 415,165 -78,511
Turkey 321,588 571,745 +250,157
Italy 454,124 318,591 -135,533
Sweden 191,719 271,320 +79,601
Singapore 215,192 164,279 -50,913

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
West Yorkshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - West 8

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 6 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,223,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,198,928
Air transport 831,574
Other 157,300

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,183,286 26,040,335 +4,857,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,105,189 9,093,739 -3,011,450
Air transport 361,202 470,372 +109,170
Other 63,003 94,297 +31,294

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,725,283
Eurotunnel 11,580,144
Dover 11,400,637
Killingholme 7,479,346
Middlesbrough 5,649,582

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 11,053,108 9,672,175 -1,380,933
Eurotunnel 7,207,828 4,372,316 -2,835,512
Dover 7,861,114 3,539,523 -4,321,591
Killingholme 503,911 6,975,435 +6,471,524
Middlesbrough 842,385 4,807,197 +3,964,812
Felixstowe 1,390,761 2,016,184 +625,423
London 1,245,133 1,348,658 +103,525
Hull 1,882,875 567,730 -1,315,145
Southampton 421,004 496,491 +75,487
Liverpool Docks 230,270 337,213 +106,943

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 33
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 25
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 10
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 28
2025-10 32
2025-09 31
2025-08 31

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 68
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 26
0-1m 8
Other 8

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
France 4,005,796
Germany 2,734,359
Ireland 2,335,723
Turkey 1,476,916
Netherlands 1,458,435

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
France 2,015,350 1,990,446 -24,904
Germany 1,310,749 1,423,610 +112,861
Ireland 1,082,649 1,253,074 +170,425
Turkey 838,352 638,564 -199,788
Netherlands 1,038,473 419,962 -618,511
Norway 505,652 828,114 +322,462
Belgium 574,290 743,545 +169,255
India 588,471 541,771 -46,700
Bulgaria 413,853 423,257 +9,404
Czechia 265,681 382,214 +116,533

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 101,202
Switzerland 29,093
China 18,786

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 45,331 55,871 +10,540
Switzerland 16,593 12,500 -4,093
China 12,923 5,863 -7,060

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,135,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,305,883
Air transport 609,331
Other 149,759
Road transport 4,822

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,950,158 7,185,806 +235,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,240,257 3,065,626 -174,631
Air transport 246,110 363,221 +117,111
Other 75,135 74,624 -511
Road transport 4,822 0 -4,822

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,711,160
Immingham Docks 4,184,238
London Gateway Port 1,721,734
Felixstowe 1,424,322
Heysham 1,182,085

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,810,695 3,900,465 +89,770
Immingham Docks 1,625,122 2,559,116 +933,994
London Gateway Port 835,410 886,324 +50,914
Felixstowe 770,877 653,445 -117,432
Heysham 498,718 683,367 +184,649
Harwich 1,010,642 22,103 -988,539
Liverpool Docks 550,985 386,514 -164,471
Portsmouth 177,461 562,451 +384,990
Dover 357,046 28,783 -328,263
Southampton 209,203 130,340 -78,863

Quick facts

HS code: 39029090

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Includes all other plastic materials made from propylene or olefins, not specifically categorized